Extension table



July 28," 1925. 1547,685

A. RHODES EXTENSION TABLE Filed Feb. 25, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Hill mmm;

Anita Rhodes July 28, 1925 A. RHODES EXTENSION TABLE Filed Feb. 2 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 28, 1925.

A. RHODES EXTENSION TABLE Filed Feb. 25, 1922 3 Sheets;- Sheet 5 Anita Bhod es T a-aZZw hOm it mag ,cconcemc Patented July 28, 1925.

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i I i v i bet slidjlongitudinallyion the BGIQkDOWDrtlIEIt- 1,,ANIFLLA Rrronns; a cit;i.- zen of the United States, residing at Lex ing-ton, in the county .of F'ayette. and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful "Improvementsin Extension Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in extension tables, the general object of the invention being to provide means for easily and quickly varying the diameter of a circular table.

Another object of the invention is to form the table top from a number of slidable members of quadrant shape and a pair of leaf members which are adapted to be placed between the quadrants when the table is to be enlarged.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended clalms.

In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the table in collapsed position.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the table in extended position. 7

Figure 3 is a side view of the table as shown in Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a plan view of the table with the top removed.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6- is a detail perspective view of the extension members in juxta-position.

Figure 7 is a detail of the guideways.

In these views 1 indicates the pedestal of the table which is supported by the legs 2 which are provided with the casters 3. A sub-top 4 is connected with the top of the pedestal by the supporting brackets 5. This top is of square shape and has connected with its upper surface the radiating bars 6, the ends of these bars projecting beyond the corners of the top. Each'bar is provided with a dove-tail groove? in its upper face which is engaged by a similar shaped tongue 8 formed on the lower face of a slidable bar 9 so that the bars 8 can quadrant. 10-; secured. to, each} oflthecbars. 6' and these parts are soarrangedthrt when; the; bars. v9 "ares'moved inwardly theiedges'. of.

the, quadrants will engage each: a

tolifor m. a, tabletop. of vthe shape. ;shown(,1n

Figure 1. Each"qua'drant'lias'a grooveIO formed in one of its straight edges and a tongue 11 on its other straight edge, the

tongue of one quadrant engaging the groove of the adjacent quadrant when the table is in contracted position. In order to fill up the spaces between the quadrants when they' are moved outwardly to make the table of larger diameter I provide a pair of leaves 12. These leaves are each provided with a groove on one side edge and a tongue on the opposite side edge for engaging the tongues and grooves of the quadrants. The ends of the leaves are rounded to form with the quadrants a'complete circle when the table is in extended position. of the leaves intersect and are rabbeted, as at 13, so that the faces of the leaves will be flush with each other and with the upper faces of the quadrants. Each leaf and each quadrant is provided with a depending apron 14: on its lower face, the ends of these aprons abutting when the table is in contracted or extended condition. These aprons The centers act to hide the sub-top and the bars and thus I When a This will make the top a distorted circle.

It is thought from the. foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may makechanges in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is p 1. A table of the class described comprising a pedestal, a rectangular sub-top secured theretoybrackets secured to the pedestal and supporting the sub-top, radial guide bars secured to the sub-top and extending over and beyond the corners thereof,-slidable bars having tongue and groove connections with the guide bars, a quadrant-shaped top part connected with each slida-ble bar, said quadrants having tongue and groove con-" nections with each other, a pair of removable leaves for occupying the space between the quadrants, the centers of said leaves intersectingeach other and said centers being rabbeted, and aprons secured beneath the quadrant-shaped top and removable leaves. {2. A table of the character set forth comprising rightangularly disposed bars ex- ANITA RHODES; 

